One of the most interesting things about acclimating to Menton has been watching students make homes for themselves here. Whether it is a shared apartment with roommates, a studio, Villa Jasmin or Menton Plus, each space gradually becomes a reflection of the person living in it.
For most 1A students arriving at Sciences Po, this is the first time we have had to cook for ourselves. We arrive with pieces of home tucked in our suitcases: spices, salts, foods and ingredients we aren’t sure we’ll find in Menton. We all come from different backgrounds, and I have enjoyed seeing how we carry them in the foods we cook and share. Many of us miss our home cuisines, but we also love tasting the dishes our friends prepare. So, I asked a few students to share the recipes they carried with them to Menton.
Four years after Jina Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s morality police, the streets may be quieter but the machinery built to silence the people has not disappeared. It has learned to watch from behind cameras and return in the shadow of the gallows.
At the time, I found myself wondering whether the government would continue sentencing its own protesters to death once the streets fell silent. Four years later, the answer is no longer in question. It is a pattern.
Although AI seems to hurt our cognitive abilities, it also could present a way to unleash our creativity in a new manner. AI will redefine work to condense and accelerate it. We can leverage productivity gains from AI to dedicate more time and resources to allow humans to engage in creative and fulfilling tasks.
“Education is a privilege” is a phrase said often, but one that quickly slips from our minds as students in France, especially when studying becomes a burden. However, studying in a cute cafe or catching up on your readings at the library can be a luxury occurrence for Ukrainian students. Imagine worrying not only about finals, presentations or submitting assignments on time, but also about what is the fastest route from your lecture hall to a bomb shelter.
Historically, voters tend to “punish” the party of the president in the midterm elections. Experts now anticipate significant gains for Democrats this November, which would have wide consequences for the Trump administration. In response, Trump has promised massive handouts to voters, attempted to prevent states from counting votes of suspected noncitizens, and even threatened to impose martial law in the country if his party loses control of Congress.
The Palestinian experience varies dramatically. Palestinians in Gaza, Jerusalem, the West Bank and the diaspora all face unique political, social, legal and economic issues that are often overlooked. Beyond headlines of overt violence, it is important to understand the many ways in which the effects of the occupation are also embedded in ordinary life. In particular, this article focuses on the experience of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem.
On Oct. 16, Marseille looked as it always does: a sunny city on the French Riviera, full of lively streets filled with bustling coffee shops and colorful ice cream shops. Tourists walked around the historic Old Port, taking pictures of the sailboats and the overlooking basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde. But the atmosphere was eerie. Bright yellow posters hung on every wall calling for a protest in the Old Port, the next day at two o'clock.
The Pink Ribbon
Feature: Feminist Union
In October, members of the Feminist Union at Sciences Po may stop you and ask you to fasten a small pink ribbon to the collar of your shirt. You may recognize it instantly: a familiar symbol of breast cancer awareness, but behind that delicate loop of bright pink lies something far more powerful than a splash of color. How much do you really know about the stories, struggles and strength woven into those few inches of ribbon?
In a Menton-based Q&A titled “73 Questions with a Sciences Po Paris Campus de Menton Student,” then-2A Aziza Ben Abdallah is asked: “What do you think is a stereotype of a Sciences Po Menton student?” In response, Ben Abdallah responds, “Super international, a little snobby, and elitist.” Let alone the connotations of “snobby” and “elitist,” a future Menton student may be a little confused by the ambiguous stereotype of “international.” What does international mean?
Five years ago, on a warm and hazy morning, the Taliban retook Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Soon after that, they dismantled the rights of all the women in Afghanistan. They were stripped of their right to study in secondary school and university, pushed out of many workplaces and largely barred from public life, with activities as ordinary as exercising, driving or singing and speaking loudly becoming restricted or outright forbidden. On that day they lost control over their own lives and bodies.